Sporting Clube de Braga vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2022-23

Sporting Clube de Braga

3 – 0

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Fri 30 Dec 2022 · 21:15 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 27' Florentino Luis

Y 28' Florentino Luis

Ricardo Horta 78' Y

Andre Horta 78' Y

Y 85' Rafa Silva

Y 87' Nicolas Otamendi

Overview

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Sporting Clube de Braga vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Estadio Municipal de Braga.

Sporting Clube de Braga 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 games · 80 pts (2025/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	34	88
2	Sporting Clube de Portugal	34	82
3	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	34	80
4	Sporting Clube de Braga	34	59
5	FC Famalicão	34	56
6	Gil Vicente FC	34	50
7	Moreirense FC	34	43
8	FC Arouca	34	42
9	Vitória SC	34	42
10	GD Estoril Praia	34	39
11	FC Alverca	34	39
12	Rio Ave FC	34	36
13	CD Santa Clara	34	36
14	CD Nacional	34	34
15	CF Estrela da Amadora	34	30
16	Casa Pia AC	34	30
17	CD Tondela	34	28
18	AVS	34	21

Head-to-Head

Sporting Clube de Braga 16 games · Avg 3.7 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Last 5 meetings

2022-12-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2022-04-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2021-11-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2021-03-21 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2020-11-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Dec	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	3–0	W
13 Nov	Portimonense SC	A	2–1	W
06 Nov	Casa Pia AC	H	0–1	L
03 Nov	Malmo FF	H	2–1	W
30 Oct	Gil Vicente FC	A	1–0	W
27 Oct	1. FC Union Berlin	A	0–1	L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Dec	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	0–3	L
13 Nov	Gil Vicente FC	H	3–1	W
06 Nov	GD Estoril Praia	A	5–1	W
02 Nov	Maccabi Haifa FC	A	6–1	W
29 Oct	GD Chaves	H	5–0	W
25 Oct	Juventus FC	H	4–3	W

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Braga		Sport Lisboa e Benfica
#4	Position	#3
59	Points	80
34	Played	34
16 / 11 / 7	W / D / L	23 / 11 / 0
64	Scored	74
36	Conceded	25
+28	GD	+49
1.74	PPG	2.35
47%	Win %	68%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

35% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

41% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Sporting Clube de Braga are 4th (59 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 3rd (80 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga

0-15

1/1

16-30

4/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/2

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

6/–

16-30

4/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/2

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Estadio Municipal de Braga. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
2' GOAL! Abel Ruiz fires home to make it 1-0!
7' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
12' Sport Lisboa e Benfica has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
17' Sporting Clube de Braga currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
22' It’s high time Roger Schmidt made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
27' Florentino Luis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 27.
28' Florentino Luis is having his name booked by the referee on 28.
32' GOAL! Victor Perea scores on 32.
37' Fredrik Aursnes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Clube de Braga and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' Sport Lisboa e Benfica ring the changes. Florentino Luis has done his job and it is now time for Petar Musa to step up.
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Clube de Braga must find a spark to ignite this game.
56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
61' Sporting Clube de Braga are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sport Lisboa e Benfica backline.
66' Enzo Fernandez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Clube de Braga tonight.
70' The deadlock is broken! Ricardo Horta gets on the scoresheet on 70 minutes.
71' The crowd applauds Joao Mario as he leaves the pitch. Julian Draxler steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
74' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Braga team. Iuri Medeiros is replaced by Hernani Infande on 74 minute.
78' A moment of madness from Ricardo Horta on 78 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Clube de Braga will be frustrated.
82' Andre Castro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andre Horta on 82 minute.
85' Rafa Silva has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 85.
87' Nicolas Otamendi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 87.
88' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Braga — Rodrigo Gomes on, Ricardo Horta off on 88 minutes.
89' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Ricardo Horta is replaced by Rodrigo Gomes.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Simon Banza
3
Vitor Tormena ↑ 74'
12
Tiago Sa
88
Andre Castro ↑ 82'
7
Rodrigo Gomes ↑ 88'
71
Hernani Infande ↑ 74'
99
Vitor Oliveira ↑ 82'
24
Bruno Rodrigues
14
Alvaro Djalo

Coach Artur Jorge

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Gilberto ↑ 71'
31
Gil Dias
93
Julian Draxler ↑ 71'
22
Chiquinho ↑ 89'
77
Helton Leite
4
Lucas Verissimo
91
Morato
33
Petar Musa ↑ 46'

Coach Roger Schmidt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Rafa Silva	6
Pizzi	5
Ricardo Horta	4
Everton	3
Darwin Nunez	3
Haris Seferovic	3
Moura	2
Marcos Leonardo Almeida	2

Head to Head

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2022-12-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-11-13 Portimonense SC 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2022-11-06 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Casa Pia AC L 2022-11-03 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Malmo FF W 2022-10-30 Gil Vicente FC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2022-10-27 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2022-12-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2022-11-13 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 Gil Vicente FC W 2022-11-06 GD Estoril Praia 1–5 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-11-02 Maccabi Haifa FC 1–6 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-10-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–0 GD Chaves W 2022-10-25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–3 Juventus FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.58 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.9 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 76% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Braga37% Draw24% Sport Lisboa e Benfica39%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.48

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw

61%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

63%

Sporting Clube de Braga or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Braga25% Draw41% Sport Lisboa e Benfica34%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10.1%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 2

5.6%

1 – 3

5.4%

0 – 1

5.3%

0 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

4.2%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 0

3.9%

3 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Braga covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	16%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	19%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

16% ✗

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.